Corpus amylaceum
corpus amylaceum corpus am·y·la·ce·um (ām’ə-lā’sē-əm, -shē-)
n.
One of numerous small ovoid or rounded bodies thought to be derived from degenerated cells or secretions containing protein and found in nervous tissue, in the prostate, and in the pulmonary alveoli.
Read Also:
- Corpus-callosum
[kawr-puh s kuh-loh-suh m] /ˈkɔr pəs kəˈloʊ səm/ noun, plural corpora callosa [kawr-per-uh kuh-loh-suh] /ˈkɔr pər ə kəˈloʊ sə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy, Zoology. 1. a great band of deeply situated transverse white fibers uniting the two halves of the cerebrum in humans and other mammals. /kəˈləʊsəm/ noun (pl) corpora callosa (kəˈləʊsə) 1. the band of […]
- Corpus cavernosum
/ˌkævəˈnəʊsəm/ noun (pl) corpora cavernosa 1. either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
- Corpus-christi
[kawr-puh s kris-tee, -tahy] /ˈkɔr pəs ˈkrɪs ti, -taɪ/ noun, Roman Catholic Church. 1. a festival in honor of the Eucharist, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. [kawr-puh s kris-tee] /ˈkɔr pəs ˈkrɪs ti/ noun 1. a seaport in S Texas. /ˈkrɪstɪ/ noun 1. (mainly RC Church) a festival in honour of the Eucharist, […]
- Corpus-christi-bay
noun 1. a bay in S Texas, at the mouth of the Nueces River.
- Corpuscle
[kawr-puh-suh l, -puhs-uh l] /ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl/ noun 1. Biology. an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell. 2. Anatomy. a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals. 3. Physical Chemistry. a minute or […]